清朝“总理衙门”的全称是“总理各国事务衙门”,又简称为“总署”或“译署”。从1861年1月20日(咸丰十年十二月十日)成立到1901年7月24日(光绪二十七年六月九日)改组,共计存在四十年。“总理衙门”是清政府为了办理有关西方资本主义各国通商、外交事务所特设的中枢机构,在当时清政府整个统治机构里面,是一个特殊的单位。总理衙门成立于1861年,同1860年签订的《北京条约》密切相关(实际相距还不到三 The full name of the “Premier Yamen” in the Qing Dynasty was “the Yamen of the Prime Minister’s affairs”, also referred to as the “General Administration” or the “Agency for Translation.” From the January 20, 1861 (Xianfeng Decade December 10) was established to July 24, 1901 (Guangxu twenty-seven years on June 9) restructuring, totaling forty years. “The Prime Minister Yamen” was a special unit of the Qing government in order to handle the ad hoc Central Agency for the trade and foreign affairs of all countries involved in Western capitalism. At that time, the Qing government as a whole was ruled out as a special unit. The Yamen was founded in 1861 and is closely related to the “Beijing Treaty” signed in 1860 (actually less than three